Hanging bells



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G. CAMPBELL. HANGING BELLS.

Patented July 15, '1884.

UNITED STATES ATENT EEICE,

GAEDINEE CAMPBELL, on MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

HANGING, BELLS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 301,856, dated July 15, 1884.

l Application tiled February 12, 1884. (No iuodeh) of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bell-Hangings; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,

vsuch as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which pform a part of this specification. My invention relates to improvements i bell-hanging devices; and-thewobjects of my invention are, first, to provide a strong and enduring hanging for heavy bells 5 second, to provide a duplicate support or safety device in the hanging apparatus of bells; third, to provide a simple but sufficient device whereby the turning or shifting of the bell is permitted and easily accomplished, and whereby the clapper and clapper-springs may be removed and replaced without removing the bell from its supporting-yoke. I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the acconipanying drawings, in whichparts in both views. l

The bell A is provided with an opening, a, in its crown, through which is upwardly in-j sorted the sleeve B, said sleeve B being provided with the flange b, which flange is adapted to engage the yunder or inner side of the crown of the bell A, said sleeve B being also adapted to fit into the recess or socket c in yoke C. The square supporting-bolt D,.having crosshead d, is adapted'to pass upwardly through the sleeve B, and through the opening e in :the

yoke C, and, being provided at its upper end" with a screw-thread, is adapted to be caught and held in position by the nut f. The clapper-block E is provided with au opening through its top sufficient only to admit therethrough the bolt D, and the springs'F F, made of a single piece of metal, are provided with an opening at their top or middle, permitting the passage of the bolt D.

It is obvious that, the bolt D being passed upwardly through the openings in clapper- 5 5 block E, the springs F F, the sleev'e B, and y the yoke C, (its cross-head d engaging against the clapper-block E,) and being secured above said yoke by the nut f, will support and hold the clapper-block E, the springs F, sleeve B, 6o

and bell A iirmly in position against the yoke p C. The yoke C and the sleeveB are also provided with corresponding apertures through them, one on either side of the bolt D, through which apertures the keys g are inserted. These apertures through the sleeve B are made slightly wider (vertically as the bell hangs) than ythe corresponding apertures through the yoke, so that when the bell is held in position rigidly against the yoke C by the bolt D the upper side of said apertures through the sleeve B will not engage upon said keys g; but should said nut f be loosened or the bolt D give way said sleeve B and its supportedbell would drop slightly and be caught Aand retained by said keys g, thereby, incase of the breaking or giving way of bolt D, preventing the bell from falling to the ground, and thereby, in case said .nut F were purposely loosened,

permitting it to be easily turned around upon 8o and supported by the liange b of sleeve'B. This device also permits the removal of bolt D, clapper-block E, and springs F without taking thev bell `from the supporting-yoke C.

of a set-screw or other equivalent device, in-

stead of by these apertures and pins.

Heretofore bells have been hung as shown in Patents No. 30,338, `issued to Meneely on `The same result may also be attained by means October 9, 1860., and-No. 92,470, issued July 9o s `13, ,1869,l toiLBegister, and I make no claim 2. lu bell-hangings, the bell A, having an with ilange b and aperture for key y, olapperopening through its crown, the sleeve B, problock E, and springs F, in combination with vided with iange b, and elapper-bloek E,11av the yoke C, bolt D, and keys r/, substantially ing an aperture through its head for bolt D, as and for the purpose set forth.

5 in combination with yoke C, having recess c In testimony whereof I affix my signature in I5 and aperture e, an d bolt D, provided with head presence of t\vo,\vitnesses.

d and thread and nutf, substantially as and GARDINER CABIPBELL. for the purpose set forth. Vitnesses:

3. In bell-hangings, the hell A, having an C. T. BENEDICT, 1o opening through its Crown, sleeve B, provided JAS. B. EMWIN. 

